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NASA’s Mars rover suffers ‘abuse’ while roaming the red planet | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s Mars rover has suffered “abuse” while it has been roaming the red planet, according to the space agency. The Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars since 2012, sending back crucial information about the planet as it rolls around the rocky terrain near the Gale Crater where it landed. Sharing a picture of one of…
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New planet that could support human life discovered ‘close’ to Earth by UK scientists | Science & Tech News
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UK scientists have discovered a new planet that could potentially support human life and it isn’t that far away… relatively speaking. The temperature on Gliese 12b is around 42C which means it could be liveable. In fact, it is one of the few known planets where humans could theoretically survive. “It’d be uncomfortable for a…
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WASP-193b: ‘Super fluffy’ candy floss planet bigger than Jupiter discovered by astronomers | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have identified a planet as light and fluffy as candy floss – despite being far bigger than our solar system’s gas giant Jupiter. Scientists said WASP-193b is “basically super fluffy” because it has remarkably low density for its size. It’s thought to consist mostly of hydrogen and helium, according to a study published in…
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Solar storms and Mars: Rare giant explosions on sun’s surface could help NASA find out how to live on Red Planet | Science & Tech News
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NASA is preparing for an “unprecedented opportunity” to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on Mars. The sun is entering a period of peak activity called solar maximum, which occurs roughly every 11 years. During this period, giant explosions erupt on the sun’s surface – including solar flares and coronal mass…
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NASA’s Mars rover finds surprising mud cracks that hint planet once supported life | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has made a surprising discovery that may have cracked how the red planet once supported life. The car-sized robot, which touched down on the surface back in 2012, found an array of well-preserved ancient mud cracks suggestive of past wet and dry seasons. It’s long been theorised that persistent Earth-like weather…
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Is this how Earth dies? Astronomers witness sun-like star devouring planet in possible preview of our home’s ultimate fate | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have seen the first evidence of a dying sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet in what could be a preview of Earth’s ultimate fate. The cataclysmic event, some 13,000 light years away, was observed using the Gemini South telescope in Chile. Such spectacles occur when stars similar to our sun near the end of their…
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NASA releases new images of Uranus which could unravel mystery about planet | Science & Tech News
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NASA has released stunning new images of Uranus which could help unravel a mysterious feature of the planet. The images, taken using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, show the planet’s rings in more detail than they have ever been seen before. Though the rings have been captured in previous images, these are said to be…
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2022 AP7: ‘Planet killer’ asteroid found hiding in sun’s glare | Science & Tech News
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The biggest Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) in eight years has been discovered hiding in the sun’s glare. It’s estimated at 1.5km wide – nearly a mile – a size that astronomers class as “planet killers” due to the damage they can cause. The rock is believed to be in the top 5% of largest-known PHAs.…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes its first image of planet outside solar system | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first image of a planet outside of our solar system. The telescope recorded four different views of the planet HIP 65426 b, a gas giant about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter. “This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy…